All PDG B-5 grantees are required to develop or revise a strategic plan that recommends coordination and quality improvement activities, is based on the most current needs assessment findings, and is aimed at strengthening the existing state or territory B-5 ECCE system. The strategic plan should reflect both a short- and long-term vision to address the issues identified in the needs assessment.
These resources were created to support PDG B-5 grantees in creating or updating strategic plans for a comprehensive, mixed-delivery system for children and families. Grantees should use the guide that best matches where their state or territory is in their strategic planning process.
Overview: Developing Your New PDG B-5 Strategic Plan Guide
This video provides an overview of the new PDG B-5 guide: Developing Your PDG B-5 Strategic Plan.
Overview: Updating Your New PDG B-5 Strategic Plan Guide
This video provides an overview of the new PDG B-5 guide: Updating Your PDG B-5 Strategic Plan.
Strategic Planning Resources
PDG B-5 grantees are required to develop or revise a strategic plan that supports collaboration and coordination among existing ECE programs in a mixed delivery system with a state or territory. The plan will focus on establishing and maintaining an ECE system designed to support all children and their families, but particularly those identified as most vulnerable by their state or territory. Each state or territory's PDG B-5 Strategic Plan will identify goals and action steps to directly address the specific areas for improvement identified in the needs assessment and reflect a comprehensive systems-plan approach. Grantees have the opportunity to create their strategic plan in a way that best fits their needs, and should establish the strategies that fit the needs of the participants involved in the work and invested in the outcome.
These resources were created to support PDG B-5 grantees in creating strategic plans for comprehensive, mixed-delivery system for children and families.
Guide for Communicating the Strategic Plan for a Comprehensive, Statewide ECCE System
This guide provides guidance for PDG B-5 state leads and teams for using the evaluation of the strategic plan to communicate to external audiences about progress and goals.
The Role of Strategic Plans in Comprehensive ECCE Systems Building
This webinar provides information about states with successful, enduring processes in place that result in an ongoing strategic plan for their early childhood system.
Using the Strategic Plan for Comprehensive Systems Building
This webinar provides resources and examples from other states on updating, communicating and using the strategic plan to communicate to external audiences about progress and goals.
Files
- PDF PDG B-5 Strategic Planning Guide-Update (1,307.70 KB)
- PDF PDG B-5 Strategic Planning Guide-Develop (2,250.21 KB)